This is my selection of a 23 member all-time team for Algeria. If there were an All-Time World Cup, this would be the 23 players I would bring to the tournament.

Algeria 1982

The Algerian national team started playing international matches under the name FLN even before its independence. Abdelaziz Ben Tifour and Mustapha Zitouni who were star players in the French league were behind the FLN national team. Algeria first made his name in world football when they beat the European Champion West Germany 2-1 at the 1982 WC Finals. They narrowly missed the second round after West Germany beat Austria in one of the most controversial matches in World Cup history. From 1986 to 2010, they failed to qualify for another WC Finals. In 2014, they made it to the 2nd round before losing to Germany.

This is my selection of a 23 member all-time team for Algeria. If
there were an All-Time World Cup, this would be the 23 players I would
bring to the tournament. Please also see myAll-Time World Cup Team Index.

Algeria's win vs West Germany

Team GK:Mehdi CerbahHe plated mainly in Algeria, but also spent time playing in the USA. The starting keeper of the 1982 World Cup team. He was voted Algerian Keeper of the Century.

GK:Abderrahmane BoubekeurHe was a goalkeeper with AS Monaco in the 1950's. He played for FLN football team(the national team for National Liberation Front) and then, Algeria when it became independent.GK: Raïs M'BolhiM'Bolhi was born in Paris, France to a Congolese father and Algerian mother. He started playing football (soccer) for RCF Paris. Then, he joined Olympique de Marseille, though he never made a league appearance before his release in January 2006. He played in Turkey, Bulgaria, the USA, Russia, etc. He was capped by France at the youth level before switching to Algeria. He played in both WC Finals in 2010 and 2014.

He spent most of his career playing for NA Hussein Dey and also had a brief stint with MC Alger. He was the
starting rightback for Algeria at the WC Finals in 1982. He earned Man
of the Match Award in the famous victory against West Germany.

CB/RB: Mustapha ZitouniHe was capped by France in the late 1950's. He was on France's 1952 Olympic team. He went on to represent the FLN football team, and then, Algeria. In France, he played for Cannes and Monaco.

CB Mahmoud GuendouzHe appeared at the 1980 Olympics as well as the FIFA World Cups of 1982 and 1986. As a club player he was largely based in his homeland, although he also appeared for FC Martigues in France.

CB: Noureddine KourichiBorn in France, he played with Valenciennes, Girondines Bordeaux and Lille in France. He played in the 1982 and 1986 World Cup Finals.

He was capped by France at the youth level. He switched to play for Algeria at the senior level in 2012. He went to play for Algeria at the WC in 2014. He started his career with AS Saint-Étienne. At the time of writing, he plays for Napoli in Italy.

He was a great player at MC Oran. He later played in Turkey and Morocco. He was voted second-best African player of year in 1990 after Roger Milla(his WC run that year). He won the African Cup of Nations the same year.

CM: Moussa SaïbCapatin of Algeria's African Cup Nations winning team of 1990. He was capped 74 times. He played in France, Spain, England and UAE. He had a long career with Auxerre, where he won Ligue 1 in 1995-1996.RW: Riyad MahrezBorn in France, he joined Leicester from La Harve in 2014. He helped Leicester Town to win the Premiership in 2015-2016. He won the PFA Players' Player of the Year, and was a member of the Premier League PFA Team of the Year as he helped Leicester City win the Premier League. He was selected to play for Algeria at Brazil 2014, but only played in one match.

Riyad Mahrez

AM/CM: Ali FerganiFergani was capped 66 times. He was the playmaker for Algeria at WC 1982. He was the runner-up at the African Player of the Year award in 1981. Fergani played club football for NA Hussein Dey and JE Tizi-Ouzo.

He played for France at the 1954 World Cup Finals. He had a notable career in the French league, especially with Nice. He was one of the founding member of FLN Algeria national team. He played for Nice. He moved to Troyes AC after six seasons with Nice in 1954 and then signed for AS Monaco in 1956,

FW: Salah AssadHe was the starting left forward for Algeria at World Cup in 1982. He is the top scorer for Algeria at the World Cup Finals. For his performance in 1982, he was the runner-up for African Player of the the Year. He also played in 1986. He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian tournament in 1981 and one African Cup Winner's Cup, and in France for FC Mulhouse and Paris Saint-Germain FC.

He is considered to be the best Algerian player of all-time. He is voted as the 4th best African player of the century.He holds the record as the most capped Algerian player with 147 national caps. He won the African Player of the Year award in 1981. Despite interests from European clubs, he stayed in Algeria during his career.

Dahleb held the record for all-time leading scorer for Paris Saint-Germain in the French first division with 85 goals. before being surpassed by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Dahleb is the club's third all-time goalscorer in all competitions, with 98 goals. Dahleb played with the Algerian national team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, where Algeria beat West Germany.

SS/FW: Hacene LalmasWidely considered to be one of the greatest Algerian player ever. He was capped 43times between 1963 and 1974. He won 4 league titles with CR Belouizdad.

FW: Ali BencheikhHe was voted 19th in IFFHS voting for the African player of the century. He won the African Champions Cup with MC Alger. He went to the WC Finals in 1982.

FW: Djamel MenadMenad was capped over 80 times. He went to the Olympics in 1980. He appeared at the 1986 WC Finals in Mexico. He finished third for the 1986 African Footballer of the Year award. In 1990. he won the African Cup of Nations where he was the top scorer.

ST: Rachid MekhloufiHe is the all-time leading scorer for Saint-Etienne. He won 4 Ligue 1 titles with them in the 1960's. Liked many French-Algerian of his generation, he was capped by France. He later played for FLN Algeria national team and then, Algeria.

ST: Rabah MadjerHe is probably the most successful Algerian player in Europe. He scored the first goal of the 2-1 victory over West Germany at the 1982 WC Finals. Five years later, he again broke the Germans' hearts when he scored a goal and set up another as Porto beat Bayern Munich at the European Cup Final in 1987. He earned 87 caps.

Rabah Madjer

ST: Omar Betrouni (Algeria)A star in the domestic league during the 1970's. Betrouni played club football for MC Alger for more than a decade, winning the Algerian league championship five times and the Algerian cup three times. He also led the league in goal-scoring once and helped MC Alger win the 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs.

Squad Explantion--I selected a lot of players from the Golden Generation of the 1980's. -- I considered FLN as the national team of Algeria. So Abdelaziz Ben Tifour is eligible for this team.-- Abdelkader Ben Bouali never played for Algeria-- I had a problem finding a leftback. I looked into Nadir Belhadj, Djamel Mesbah and Faouzi Ghoulam. Despite his youth, I decided to take Ghoulam because he is a consistent starter for both of his clubs.
-- I also looked into center-backMadjid Bougherra. I am not familiar with Aissa Draoui.--Yacine Brahimi is still too young to be in consideration.

Starting lineup

I convertedMahieddine Meftah into a leftback. He played as the left center-back on a 3-back formation at the WC Finals. Abdelaziz Ben Tifour got the nod because of his contributions to Algerian football.